cl. 5. 9. P. Ā. ([Dhātup. xxxi, 6]; [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 82]) skunoti, skunute; skunāti, skunīte (only -skunoti and -skauti [[ŚBr.]] and askunāt [[Bhaṭṭ.]], skutvā ? [[ĀpŚr.]] and -skāvam [[TS.]]; cf. ā-√ sku and niḥ-ṣku [add.]), to tear, pluck, pick, poke; to cover, [Bhaṭṭ.] : Pass. skūyáte, to be stirred (as fire), [MaitrS.] : Caus. skāvayati (aor. acuskavat) Gr.: Desid. cuskūṣati, °te, [ib.] : Intens. coṣkūyáte, to gather up, collect, [RV.]; coskūyate, coskoti Gr.